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N0.-561,582. PatentedJune 9, 1896.

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, UNITED STAT-ns PATENT `(liar-icaN JAMES entrenan', or Bestron; nass ro. lscan-. STILLMAN, 'or NA'ricu, MASSACHUSETTS'.

To all whom/I zt` 17mg/ concern/.j

Be it known that'l, JAMES GUILER, J r., of H Boston, county`of Suffolk, State ofy Massachusetts,- have invented an linproveinentin Conveyors, of `which the following descriptonlrin connection `r With the accompanying drawingsyisaspeciiica-tion, like letters on the .drawingsju'epresenting like 'part-s;

The present invention relates to a beltoon- IO veyer or conveying apparatus in which a contin-n ousl'y-inoyingv flexible 'surface or su pport i" or 'the material to be conveyed is carried lupon and propelled by pulleys.

- TheLobject of the invention is to produce a simple Vand durable con'vcyersuitable for use with moist materials, such as crushed sugarcane, bagasse or moist sugar, and capable of carryingthe saine up a considerable incline.

I `The'invention is embodied inaconveyer 2o having'supporting-plates composed of corrugated or slnuous sheet metal and a pair of each provided on 'one .side With a laterallyprogectlng lug. y Each supporting-plate` is of '25 alengt-h equalto the distance betiveenthev chains and a Width equal to the length of the chain-link, and is securely fastened by bolts or rivets at itsends to the lugs on the chains, the longitudinalcorrugations at the edges of 3o each supporting-plate being curved concen-4 ,trically Withthe axis of the` connection between the chain-linksthe' said edge corrugation of'xone plate overlapping the corresponding edge corrugation of the adjoining plate,'

3 5 so that the ent-ire series ofplates -forni' a continuous surface, lap-jointed coaxially with the chain-links', and presenting' uniform t-ransverse corrugations throughout the entire vlength of the conveyer. The chains are pret'- I'4o erably supported von guideways extending longitudinally f roin one sprocket to the next;

and are covered byprojections from `side Walls which niaybeprovided to confine theiload to the conveyer, soy that the inatcri al dumped on 4'5 the lconveyer between the said'walls,willnot` foul the chains or fall off ove of the conveying-surface. I

r the side edges l W Figure lis atop plan .View of the apparatus as a-Whol-e yjith parts broken away to show:l 5e the construction of certain details. Fig.'2 is a lon gitudin al section taken through* tlhlnefni'id-y drive-chains,`the links o f which chains are AcHUsn-rfrs, AssIeNoR or onu-initie `c'oNvEvER.

Y YSliECIFI,(.e. lI0l\l"forming part off-Letters Patent No. 5615582, dated J' une 9, 1896.

l v l Applicant and Api-i1 25,1895. aannam/,182. (remodel.)

i die of the conveying-surfaceand showing in elevation the innersideot one-of the. chains and a portion of thc sprocket. Fig. 3 is a similar section of a sniallportion of the conveyer, somewhat enlarged. 'Fig'. et is atop plan vienvv of one of the chains, showing the preferred method of connecting the conveying-surface thereto. Figs. 5 and G are respectively side and top views of a portion of` 6o .the chain embodying a slight modification;`

are connected.

Fig. '7, a-.transverse vertical -section through one side of the conveyer, showing auforln of guide-support and protector for the chain; and Fig. 8, a siinila-rview showing a modifi-f cation thereof. l

Referring to Fig. l, the conveyer consists of ascries of corrugated strips or cross-plates a, supported at their ends upon endless chains Z), parallel to each other and running upon 7o sprockets c, the said chains and sprockets being of `any suitable or usual construction except that each link of the chain is provided on one side with a supporting lug or extension b2, (best shown in Figs. 3 and ik) to which 47 5 extensions the ends of the corrugated strips a are secured, as by a bolt or rivet h3. 'lhesaid projections lf2 are shown as extending from thelinner side of each link midway between the pivots h4, by which the links of the chain 8o are connected together, While the strips con-f nected thereto are of a Width longitudinally of the chain substantiallyT equal to the length of the chain-link, including the parts that encircle the connect-ingfpivots, and' thus ex- 85 tend in each direction to a point somewhat beyond the pivots of the link to which they The curvature of the corrugation of the said strips is such that the corrugations fat the edgesare substantially col9oV Laxialwith the said pivots, as clearly shown in Figs.l and 8, so-that adjacent strips overlap each other for some distance, forming, as' shown in Fig. l, a substantially continuousmoving track or support, which, however,v is longitudinally iiexible or provided with trans- Y verse joints coaxial Withtthose .of the chain andtherefore capable of following the chain around the sprocket Without affording any opening or space between adjacent lcross.- Io'o plates for the passage through or entrance of the materialbeing conveyed. *f

the material As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the supporting- `lugs b2 of the chain have their supportingcorrespond with the mid-4 surface shaped to dle corrugation of the supporting-strip; thus serving to strengthen the strip'.

In ,order that substantially the whole width of the conveyer-surface may be utilized and prevented from falling off over the edges thereof during its progress, stationary side walls or guards d are provided, eX-` tending longitudinally along the sides of the conveyer-surface, so that material which lis to be moved maybe discharged in any suits' ycarried thereby without sagging, the links of the chain are adapted to run upon longitudinal tracks or supports d, (shown in Fig. 7 as lextending inward from the walls 62,) the length of said supports being substantially equal to the distance between the sprockets at the ends of the conveying-surface.

A VAs shown in Fig. 7, the support d2 consists, of an angle-iron or L-shaped piece. secured by rivet 'cl3- to the guard-strip d of sheet metal,-

which is secured to the face of such planking or framework, as may be found convenient.

In order that the chain may be protected from the material thrown into the channel through which the conveyer travels, a hood or shield d4 may be provided, as shown in Fig. 7, extending from the wall ol at a point above the chain-links to a point beyond the inner Sides of said links,fand preferably inclined downward somewhat from the said wall so as to shed or deflect toward the main portion of the carrier any material which may strike thereon when thrown into the channel. Where heavier or coarser material is to be conveyed-such, for example, as coal--the side Wall d may be made to fit closely upon the upper surface of the chain-links, or the lwalls between which the conveyer runs may be simply provided with longitudinal grooves '(124, in which the links of the chain run, as shown in Fig. 8.- Where the apparatus is especially designed for use in sugar-refineries, the corrugated strips of sheet metal are directly connected at their ends to the projections b?, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the stiffness -of the stripsbeingsuiiicient in itself to support the load which the conveyer is designed to carry.l 1 In some instances, however, fhere heavy material is to be conveyed, the strips may be v'reinforced by cross-pieces at, shown in Fig. 5 as consist-ing of timbers having their upper surfaces shaped to conform to the strip u., adapted to be supported thereon, the said cross-pieces themselves beingsccured to ilat lugslo.' Fi (i, on the ehn-induits corresponding tothe extensions b2 previously described.

. By the making of the.supporting-plates1ongitudinally corrugated throughout their entire surface, measured, in the direction of the length of the conveyer,) the entire conveyersurf-ace is provided with substantially uniform transverse ribs or ridges .vhich afford very efficient tractionalhold :upon the loose materialfbeing conveyed, so that itV may be carried' upa much steeper inclinethan is the case where a considerable portion of theconveyer-surface'issmooth.- I claimfl. The combination with a pair-df parallel sprocket-chains, each link of which is prei g Y vided o'n one side with a lateral supportinglug, of cross strips or plates of corrugated or f sinuous sheet metal secured to said lugs, each stripbeing corrugated transversely throughout its entire surface andthe adjacent strips having their edge corrugationsqcoaxial with the link-joints and Ioverlapped with the corresponding edg'e corrugations of the adjoining plates, 'substantially as and for the purpose described. l

2.' The combination with a pair of parallel sprocket-chains, each linkof which is vpro-,-

vided onone side with a lateral supporting lug, and cross strips or plates of corrugatedor sinuous sheet metal carried by said chains,

each lstr-ip being ycorrugated transversely throughout its entire surface and the adja' cent strips having their edge corrugations coaxial with the link-j oints and overlapped with thecorresponding edge corrugations of the adjoining plates, of the plate-supporting and reinforcingcross-pieces supported b y said lateral supporting-lugs and shaped to conform to the central eorrugations of the strips or plates, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination with a pair of parallel sprocket-chains, each link of which isprovided on'one side with a lateral supportinglug, and cross strips or plates of corrugated or sinuous sheet metal carried by said chains, each strip being corrugated transversely throughout its entire surface and the adjacent strips having their edge corrugations eoaxial with the link-joints and overlapped with the corresponding edge corrugations of the adjoining plates, of support-ing guides or tracks for said chains, and gu ard-walls ar ran ged above said supporting guides or tracks and extending over the edges of the conveye rstripS, substantially as and for the lpurpose'` described.

In testimony lwhereof I .have signed my name to this specification in the presence two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES Gl'lI/lll., JR. J.

Witnesses:

Il. VJ. Livnmronn, N. E. lll'L-L. 

